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Warehouse Cost Calculation
Warehouse Cost Calculation
International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronic and Manufacturing Engineering Vol:8, No:1, 2014
International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 8(1) 2014 115 scholar.waset.org/1999.8/9997341
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronic and Manufacturing Engineering Vol:8, No:1, 2014
Surcharge
Indirect performance area
area
main purpose of monitoring these KPIs is to find opportunities
for improving the whole warehouse process. Typical
warehouse performance indicators are listed in Table I.
Overhead costs
Process
TABLE I
area
TYPICAL WAREHOUSE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost object
Measure Type Calculation Typical value
Cost as % of Total Warehouse Cost
min 3.82
performance
Sales Overall Sales
Total Warehouse Cost
Direct
area
Cost per Order min 5.23
Total Orders Shipped
Items Picked (Packed) 120 picked
Items per Hour max
Total Warehouse Labour Hrs items / hour
Orders Picked (Packed)
Order per Hour max 5 orders / hour
Direct costs
Total Warehouse Labour Hrs
International Science Index, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Vol:8, No:1, 2014 waset.org/Publication/9997341
International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 8(1) 2014 116 scholar.waset.org/1999.8/9997341
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronic and Manufacturing Engineering Vol:8, No:1, 2014
International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 8(1) 2014 117 scholar.waset.org/1999.8/9997341
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
International Journal of Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial, Mechatronic and Manufacturing Engineering Vol:8, No:1, 2014
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors are thankful to the Operational Programme
Education for Competitiveness co-funded by the European
Social Fund (ESF) and national budget of the Czech Republic
for the grant No. CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0147 - “Human Resources
Development in the field of Measurement and Management of
Companies, Clusters and Regions Performance”, which
provided financial support for this research.
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International Science Index, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Vol:8, No:1, 2014 waset.org/Publication/9997341
International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 8(1) 2014 118 scholar.waset.org/1999.8/9997341